iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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Taking apart a camera isn’t for the faint of heart, but if you’ve chosen to do so you don’t have to go alone. Our friends at iFixit publish disassembly guides to empower owners of electronic devices to make some fixes themselves. And who hasn’t wanted to see what’s underneath the plastic shell of Canon’s top-of-the-line compact camera? Take a look at what lies beneath the surface of the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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As always, the first and most important step – remove the battery from the camera.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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With the battery safely set aside, you’re free to go about the business of taking your camera apart.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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After removing the screws on the left, right and bottom of the camera, there are four more to remove under the flip-up LCD.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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Now that those pesky screws are out of the way, the back panel comes right off, though be sure to disconnect the ribbon cable attaching it to the body before pulling too hard.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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Unsurprisingly there are additional screws to remove, this time for this copper plate (possibly used to dissipate heat). Underneath that there’s yet another plate, this one silver.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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With those plates off there are three ribbon cables to remove with your trusty spudger.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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After removing a screw behind the pop-up flash and another on the front just below the Canon logo, you can ‘pop the top’ on the G1 X Mark II.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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Once you’re removed even more screws, you can spudge the left side of the camera right off.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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Finally, after much spudging of ribbon cables, you can remove the front panel of the camera. The round thing toward the right is the G1 X II’s speaker.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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Two screws must go in order to remove the metal plate surrounding the I/O ports. There are ports for HDMI and USB output as well as a wired remote.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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With the back and side plates of the camera removed, the time has come to take off the front panel…
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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… and the lens has been liberated from the rest of the camera. That’s the capacitor for the flash on the right – definitely not something you want to handle.
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iFixit disassembles the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II
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After the removal of countless screws and ribbon cables, here’s Canon’s flaghsip compact camera, the PowerShot G1 X Mark II, in pieces.
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